70% Complete Podcast

This week's episode is a good old grab bag of fun! We dig into drumming, learn how to do binary search, pontificate on white boards, and set out on a grand journey (now in video!) to unwind life. No meaning present here, but purpose. Yes plenty of that.LinksRead the articles | Watch the videos | Join the DiscordFollow Phil on Bluesky: @phil.70percentcomplete.comFollow Logan: OFFLINE

In this episode, Phil reads an email from January, we talk about a handful of events that are already done, and live buy a keyboard. It's the evergreen 70% Podcast content you crave!Oh. There's also a cow.LinksRead the articles | Watch the videos | Join the DiscordFollow Phil on Bluesky: @phil.70percentcomplete.comFollow Logan: OFFLINE

Today we're walking through the beginning of Dishonored 1 in our typical meandering, tangential kind of way. Sure, we'll talk about the signage, but also the provenance of that boiler you'll see all over the place.This is going to be a high chaos podcast episode about Dishonored. Spoilers for the opening, of course, but it's worth it. Promise.LinksRead the articles | Watch the videos | Join the DiscordFollow Phil on Bluesky: @phil.70percentcomplete.comFollow Logan: OFFLINE

After our definitely scheduled winter break, we're back and better than ever! We certainly had a plan for this episode that quickly got derailed by chat about Phil's Avowed video and one simple question about a router. It's the 70% Complete podcast content you have come to expect?LinksRead the articles | Watch the videos | Join the DiscordFollow Phil on Bluesky: @phil.70percentcomplete.comFollow Logan: OFFLINE

Today's episode is about Call of Duty, a game franchise purchased by Microsoft in 2023. Microsoft, specifically Xbox, is the target of the BDS Movement's boycott action in response to Microsoft's involvement in the ongoing genocide in Gaza. The BDS Movement is explicitly asking us to cancel ongoing Game Pass subscriptions and decline to purchase items from the Microsoft Store. For more information, visit the campaign page.----------Today we're talking about skill-based matchmaking, the bogeyman of many a Call of Duty player. What is it, why is it, and is it really as bad as that guy on Tiktok says it is?Probably not, right?In the second half of the show, we talk about Logan's peak Call of Duty degeneracy and how he managed to get good with a handful of hokey (but helpful) mantras. Or axioms. This is a great episode if you want to know more about how games incorporate your performance into play, as well as want some advice on how to get good at something (and never be able to turn back again).LinksRead the articles | Watch the videos | Join the DiscordFollow Phil on Bluesky: @phil.70percentcomplete.comFollow Logan: OFFLINE

Welcome to Data Privacy Talk? This episode is the canonical example of what happens when something gets our goat...when our "goat" is user data and "get" means claw from our cold, dead internet hands. We don our tinfoil hats and vent about some of the latest tech frustrations we've had, then talk a bit about what we're doing to claw back a tiny bit of control. Come on in, we've got plenty of hats to go around.LinksRead the articles | Watch the videos | Join the DiscordFollow Phil on Bluesky: @phil.70percentcomplete.comFollow Logan: OFFLINE

For the first ever episode of the 70% Complete Podcast recorded LIVE and IN PERSON, Logan had a plan: what if this time, we watched Star Trek? Now you may be wondering, what POSSIBLE methodology could be employed in deciding what Star Trek to watch? We just did one Logan liked. So! Strap in as we watch my first Star Trek episode (ever!): "Darmok." The show is split into two sections, the first is some commentary as Logan and I chat through the episode and the second is just a discussion of the themes and our general thoughts about the episode. The discussion begins at 38:28.LinksRead the articles | Watch the videos | Join the DiscordFollow Phil on Bluesky: @phil.70percentcomplete.comFollow Logan: OFFLINE

Today, we continue our march through Old School RuneScape patch notes to talk about Logan's greatest enemy: clues what can stack. We dig into how the game used to work, how stackable clues work now, and then get into the big Ship of Theseus discussion about quality of life improvements.It's a great episode and I think you're love it. Also, we talk about Cabbage Wizards. I dunno, man.LinksRead the articles | Watch the videos | Join the DiscordFollow Phil on Bluesky: @phil.70percentcomplete.comFollow Logan: OFFLINE

I know what you're thinking, "it's another Runescape episode? Boooooooring" but don't fret, dear listener, it's a Runescape patch notes episode! Oh, I see you're putting your headphones away, okay wait, let me try one more time:In today's episode of the 70% Complete Podcast, Logan explains what the hell Slayer is, we manage to not make a single Reign in Blood joke nor make the Halo Slayer voice, and somehow come away understanding some stuff about how Runescape works. It's a good one!

Welcome to the 70% Complete podcast, the number one place on the internet for threatening to switch to Linux and buying old computers on the internet. If you like video games and hate talk of Linux, commutes, or buying computers on surplus auction sites, just go ahead and skip to the Intro...23 minutes in. Enjoy!Topics:Computer count, making a big old auction whoopsies, Intel has GPUs?, Let's switch to Linux, Star Wars: Jedi: Fallen Order, EA's Star Wars: Battlefront 2: After EU Edition, Nightreign, metroidvanias, Blasphemous, Blasphemous 2, skill issues.LinksRead the articles | Watch the videos | Join the DiscordFollow Phil on Bluesky: @phil.70percentcomplete.comFollow Logan: OFFLINE

Hello and welcome to this delightful 70% Complete crossover! After Phil’s power went out and we had to decide on scrambling together on a new recording or do something else, we decided to do some jazz!This is an episode of Point to Point, the other 70% Complete show Phil does almost daily, talking about the break and announcing our plans to stream something tonight! It’s a quick one so have fun, enjoy your take, and remember to take breaks.Points:Welcome to Point to Point!No 70% main feed show this week8PM ET TONIGHT we’re streaming on Twitch!LinksRead the articles | Watch the videos | Join the DiscordFollow Phil on Bluesky: @phil.70percentcomplete.comFollow Logan: OFFLINE

Oh, what's this? An episode about a recent video game? Not this podcast! Join us, won't you, as we talk about Nightreign and dissect what's working for us, what isn't, and...wait, is that a spreadsheet behind your ear?LinksRead the articles | Watch the videos | Join the DiscordFollow Phil on Bluesky: @phil.70percentcomplete.comFollow Logan: OFFLINEListen to Nicholas Cahill: soundcloud.com/ncahill-1

Hello intrepid watchers of corny 80s and 90s action films, do we have a treat for you. Logan floated the idea of watching Timecop, a film I, Phil, have never seen, let alone heard of. What follows is a three hour discussion about a ninety minute film. Do you like Timecop and wish you had a copy of it for yourself? WELL, DO I HAVE NEWS FOR YOU!Enter the Timecop Giveaway!Watch Timecop (for free!) on YoutubeLinksRead our reviews and blogs: www.70percentcomplete.comWatch the videos: www.youtube.com/@70percentcompleteJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/DAb6RaMnkkFollow Phil: @phil.70percentcomplete.com on BlueskyFollow Logan: OFFLINEListen to Nicholas Cahill: soundcloud.com/ncahill-1

Welcome to the next...first...last? episode of the 70% Complete Podcast! Just kidding, it's not the last one.We're back, baby! You may remember us as Codex, a casual lore podcast, and we're still that, but the plan is to be so much more. For just a taste of the hijinx and chaos, just stick around after the 15 minute mark. You will not be disappointed.LinksRead our reviews and blogs: www.70percentcomplete.comWatch the videos: www.youtube.com/@70percentcompleteFollow Phil: @phil.70percentcomplete.com on BlueskyFollow Logan: OFFLINEListen to Nicholas Cahill: soundcloud.com/ncahill-1

The Magnificent Trufflepigs is a narrative walking game about nostalgia and the healing power of wide open spaces. Compared to Firewatch when it released in 2021, I found The Magnificent Trufflepigs to be something similar, yet different: somehow an interesting take on the walking sim and a game of a very distinct time. I found something important in Stanning, England and I think you might as well.

Phil joined Jess and Eric on an episode of Short Game, Long Talk to discuss I was a Teenage Exocolonist. It was a great conversation about an amazing game! If you enjoy this episode, go subscribe to Short Game, Long Talk and find another fun episode. I'm partial to the Five Nights at Freddy's episode they did a year ago, but most recently their interview with Remy Sui of 1000xResist fame was an all-timer.You can find all their socials at their linktree below!linktr.ee/shortlongpodLogan and I will be returning with new 70% Complete content soon, so stay tuned!

After 70 hours of playing Helldivers 2, I’m struck with one big question: is Helldivers satire or cosplay?Let’s talk about managed democracy, Helldivers’ inspirations, and tangle with some of the scary similarities between the digital and real world.

🎧Listen to Codex on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube Music, Pocket Casts, or RSS. This week's episode is about Nevarra, a city-state turned nation in central Thedas and home to the Mourn Watch. Mostly untouched by Dragon Age's extended media, we dig into the history, culture, and unique beliefs of the home to dragon hunters and necromancy.I promise, we're building to something here.LinksThe First Transformers Theme was Wildly ConfusingFind us online: gordonhamburger.comFollow Phil: @Phil.gordonhamburger.com on BlueskyFollow Logan: OFFLINEListen to Nicholas Cahill on soundcloud.com/ncahill-1030 Nevarra0:00/4290.1420408163271×

🎧Listen to Codex on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube Music, Pocket Casts, or RSS. Remember last episode when we said it would be ludicrous to do an episode on a fantasy calendar?Here's our episode on Dragon Age's Chantry calendar system.We talk about how the ages are decided, discuss the merits of a year zero, and mention some important events in those 850+ years. Will those dates be incredibly relevant to our next two episodes? Who could say, but there's at least two dates mentioned that will be tangentially important, so really it's all worth it.LinksFind us online: gordonhamburger.comFollow Phil: @Phil.gordonhamburger.com on BlueskyFollow Logan: OFFLINEListen to Nicholas Cahill on soundcloud.com/ncahill-1029 The Dragon Ages0:00/2983.96734693877531×

Hey there, Phil here. I recently published a new video on our Youtube channel about how I played Starfield wrong. Since I end up posting videos so rarely (and I think they work just as well as audio), I'm publishing them to our main feed here. Let me know what you think!LinksFind the video version on YoutubeFind us online: gordonhamburger.comFollow Phil: @Phil.gordonhamburger.com on BlueskyFollow Logan: OFFLINEAudio Log 001: I Played Starfield Wrong0:00/646.5361×

🎧Listen to Codex on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube Music, Pocket Casts, or RSS. If you thought last week's episode about blue lyrium got weird and wild, wait 'til you check out the red stuff! That's right, today we're talking about Dragon Age's other glowing colored rock: Red Lyrium! Listen to this episode, where in we answer such profound questions as why red?, What it do?, it bad?, and if a person in a dark alley were to offer me some of that "good red" should you take some? LinksFind us online: gordonhamburger.comFollow Phil: @Phil.gordonhamburger.com on BlueskyFollow Logan: OFFLINEListen to Nicholas Cahill on soundcloud.com/ncahill-1028 Red Lyrium0:00/3037.3355102040821×

This episode does NOT feature discussion of anything in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.Phil has Dragon Age fever and also likes rocks. So, let's spend the better part of an hour talking about rocks, metal, and...fantasy drugs? Listen, this started out as a fun chat about a cool glowing rock and descended a bit into a massive continent-spanning church having an economic and military stranglehold on a particular miracle substance. That's probably fine, right?LinksFind us online: gordonhamburger.comFollow Phil: threads.net/@philbothunFollow Logan: OFFLINEListen to Nicholas Cahill's music on soundcloud.com/ncahill-1Jeporite Youtube Channel027 Lyrium0:00/2894.0277551020411×

It's been a week, huh? We're taking a mental health break, but podcasts never stop! So, instead of our usual programming, we present a supercut of our bright spot segment, featuring six months of things that made us happy. Hopefully this episode makes you happy too. We'll see you next week when we dig into magical metals that are also drugs, but for this week, let's just be happy for an hour and a half. ❤️LinksFind us online: gordonhamburger.comFollow Phil: threads.net/@philbothunFollow Logan: OFFLINEListen to Nicholas Cahill's music on soundcloud.com/ncahill-1026 Bright Spots0:00/5997.29632653061251×

We've finally done, we made it to our first Gamer Holiday! To celebrate N7 Day, we're doing our first ever Mass Effect topic: the N7 Program.We get into what all the Ns are, as well as discovering a huge surprise about a gamer backlog or two.LinksFind us online: gordonhamburger.comFollow Phil: threads.net/@philbothunFollow Logan: OFFLINEListen to Nicholas Cahill's music on soundcloud.com/ncahill-1025 N7 Program0:00/2373.746938775511×

Visit vote.org to register to vote, check your status, and find your polling place.For our first ever spook-tacular episode, we dig into the Falador Massacre, the closest we'll ever get to True Crime. Logan regales the tale of Durial321, an opportunist mass murderer who, after leaving a large house party, turns his Abyssal Whip onto the masses.Sit back in your comfy chair, pop open up a pumpkin beer, and dig your hands into a bowl of fun-sized Snickers. This one is a trip.LinksFind us online: gordonhamburger.comFollow Phil: threads.net/@philbothunFollow Logan: OFFLINEListen to Nicholas Cahill's music on soundcloud.com/ncahill-1Falador Massacre Youtube DocumentaryRunescape Historian's Falador EpisodeFalador Nightwish Compilation VideoNightwish's Planet HellThe Falador Massacre0:00/5193.0906122448981×

Today's episode goes roots-deep on one particular twisted bush near the farming guild in Old School RuneScape! That's right, we're about server rollbacks. There's charts, there's economics, there's discussion of XP to GP ratios, and yes, we talk about how two particular items brought the economy to its knees. LinksFind us online: gordonhamburger.comFollow Phil: threads.net/@philbothunFollow Logan: OFFLINEListen to Nicholas Cahill's music on soundcloud.com/ncahill-1The Twisted Bush0:00/4125.6489795918371×

We're back! Today's episode is a bit of a switch up. Introducing Codex Minis: the same casual lore goodness you love, but in a mini(ish) size! Today's episode is a continuation of our last episode on Runecrafting. How you level it, what's up with the Abyss, and some Old School Runechat about runnin' law runes across state lines.LinksFind us online: gordonhamburger.comFollow Phil: threads.net/@philbothunFollow Logan: OFFLINEListen to Nicholas Cahill's music on soundcloud.com/ncahill-1022: Mini | Runecrafting0:00/2490.7493877551021×

It's time to put the Rune in Runescape! What are runes, who is V, and would you watch a Ridley Scott movie about the Runecrafting Crusades if it was scored by Hans Zimmer? I bet Orlando Bloom would make a good White Knight.LinksFind us online: gordonhamburger.comFollow Phil: threads.net/@philbothunFollow Logan: OFFLINEListen to Nicholas Cahill's music on soundcloud.com/ncahill-1Listen to Primus' "Too Many Puppies"Runecrafting0:00/3615.55591836734671×

This episode has endgame spoilers for Starfield from 16:12 to 20:30. Skip to 20:30 to avoid endgame spoilers.This whole episode is a spoiler and talk-through of one of Starfield’s wierdest quests. If you’re adverse to spoilers, go play Operation Starseed. It’ll take you a little over an hour and is a fun time. Then, you can come back here and listen to us talk more about it.Correction: I say “Amaniranas,” but her name is Amanirenas. I also mentioned she was a queen in the 3rd century BCE, but that is incorrect: she reigned at the end of the 1st century BCE to the beginning of 1st century CE.DiscussedSpeedbag music covers, shittyflute, Jurassic Park melodica, Starfield, FDR, Amanirenas, Ghenghis Khan, Amelia Earhart, Wyatt Earp, Cloning, Do clones have souls, HMS Beagle, the myth of Galatea, HH Holmes, The Eugenics Wars of the 1990s, Nature vs. Nurture, Great Man Theory (again), Snake Cults.LinksFind us online: gordonhamburger.comFollow Phil: threads.net/@philbothunFollow Logan: OFFLINEListen to Nicholas Cahill's music on soundcloud.com/ncahill-1Operation Starseed0:00/6365.5706122448981×

What do cannibalism, diet toothpaste and William McKinley have in common? They're the reason that Halcyon is...the way it is. This week's episode is about the Outer Worlds, Obsidian's 2019 satirical space RPG. We dig into our first alternate history, talk a bit about the Great Man Theory, then talk about Rizzo the Rat and space religion.You know what they say, it's not the best lore, it's CORPO LORE.DiscussedOuter Worlds, Corporations, Fallout, Going to the Zoo, Diet Toothpaste, Cryogenic Travel, Space Travel, William McKinley, Great Man Theory, Holding Companies, Selling the Stars, Rizzo the Rat, Space Religion, Space Colonization, Terraforming, Retro-futurism.LinksFind us online: gordonhamburger.comFollow Phil: threads.net/@philbothunFollow Logan: OFFLINEListen to Nicholas Cahill's music on soundcloud.com/ncahill-1019 Outer Worlds0:00/4883.3567346938771×

Have you ever looked at your household pet and thought, "What if they could talk?" And then spent an excessive amount of research time and dollars to genetically enhance your cuddly pal into a bipedal, ripped, thumbs-having best friend? Then, after living in harmony for decades, something totally unconnected and tragic happens, causing all humanity to disappear? No?Well, Pugmire proposes the important question: What if? Let's talk about a random TTRPG source book Logan picked up at a con a few years ago that is our new favorite thing to talk about. I promise you'll be spending evenings thinking about a Corgi wielding a reverse-grip dagger (stealing your heart), or dog priests appraising and validating an HP TouchPad for masterwork status.DiscussedPrecursor Aliens, Anthem, Animus, Dogs, Plastic, Acid Seas, Pugmire, Monarchies of Mao, Korgi Roguies, Dog Religion, You were the Precursor Alien All Along, Man's Best Friend, Beaches, Dogs and Canines, Lizard Legions, The Cult of Labo Tor, Plastic Hulled Boats Breeding Trade, Stubbs the Pirate Lizard.LinksFind us online: gordonhamburger.comFollow Phil: threads.net/@philbothunFollow Logan: OFFLINEListen to Nicholas Cahill's music on soundcloud.com/ncahill-1Jekyll and Hyde Original Broadway CastJekyll and Hyde Resurrection!Pugmire on Drivethru RPG018 Pugmire0:00/3466.7363265306121×

After taking a recording break last week to play Helldivers, we decided that we have been talking on the side about Helldivers a lot lately, so it was time to pop the cork and chat about Managed Democracy and what makes Super Earth so super.It's also a big discussion about making a what happens when the thing you make is loved for a reason you may not have intended and a final chat about how video games are hard. Making them, testing them, and even sometimes enjoying them. So yeah, come for the discussion about Managed Democracy and Liber-Tea, and stay for the breakdown of mechanics the Ministry of Truth doesn't want you to know.DiscussedVelcro wallets, 3D printing, L-brackets, Super Earth, Managed Democracy, 1984, Cyborgs, Starship Troopers, Not getting the joke, Zendesk, Patch notes, Shooting the glowy butt, Game balance (is hard), Chargers, An airing of grievances.LinksFind us online: gordonhamburger.comFollow Phil: threads.net/@philbothunFollow Logan: OFFLINEListen to Nicholas Cahill's music on soundcloud.com/ncahill-1017 Helldivers0:00/6559.6081632653061×

It's a full podcast episode this week with Logan back from being sick. Phil had finished Flintlock the night before and, with a mostly recovered Logan, it was time to get metaphysical, metaphysical. DiscussedFishermen's Friend, 3D Printing, CAD Tools, Episode 15 of the Codex Casual Lore Podcast, Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, Souls, Mesopotamian Mythology, Gods Who Guard Doors, Job Systems in Heaven, Capes, Black Powder, The Sanitary Ramifications of Undead Serving Coffee.LinksFind us online: gordonhamburger.comFollow Phil: threads.net/@philbothunFollow Logan: OFFLINEListen to Nicholas Cahill's music on soundcloud.com/ncahill-1Flintlock: The Great Below0:00/3881.76979591836741×

Logan is out with Covid this week, so you know what that means: we (I) get to talk about what I've been playing lately: the Napoleonic fashion simulator (and Souls-lite) Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn. This is a real fun one because there's so few resources to go off of for Flintlock. I get into some of the cool aspects of world building and talk a bit about what makes this such an interesting game world, even though there's so little capital L lore to read.DiscussedGaming PCs, Call of Duty Zombies, Muskets, Souls-like games, gunpowder, gods, 19th century fantasy, hidden gods, doorways, old magic, sword and boards, double jumps, Napoleonic Fashion.LinksFind us online: gordonhamburger.comFollow Phil: threads.net/@philbothunFollow Logan: OFFLINEListen to Nicholas Cahill's music on soundcloud.com/ncahill-1Codex 015: Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn0:00/2306.22040816326531×

In Logan's ongoing quest to get Phil interested in playing Old School RuneScape, today we're talking about the Fight Caves underneath a volcano and the denizens therein. We talk about our boy Jad, Phil's boy Guthan, something called "prayer-flicking" (it's not what you think), and of course capes.DiscussedDr. Bronner’s Peppermint Soap, Take Five, Five Gum, Axe Body Spray, Defunctland, Disney Channel Jingle, Fight Club, Fight Cave, Jad, Big Dumb Swords, Bats, Blobs, Rangers, Italy Rock, Capes, My Boy Guthen, Volcanos, Cities, More Cool Capes, Eels, Onyx Jewelry,  Using Your Old Gods as Currency.LinksFind us online: gordonhamburger.comDefunctland's Disney Channel Theme: A History MysteryFollow Phil: threads.net/@philbothunFollow Logan: OFFLINEListen to Nicholas Cahill's music on soundcloud.com/ncahill-1014 Fight Caves0:00/5158.0342857142861×

"This will be a short one," Phil said to himself. "An episode about a toy I enjoyed playing with as a child! How extensive could the lore be for a 33-piece Lego set? It's been a busy weekend, so I'll just write up some quick notes for a tight 40 minute chat."Hubris is thy name, dear reader.DiscussedThomas the Tank Engine, Bionicle, Maori cultural names, Boneheads of Voodoo Island (yikes), Lego, Childhood Nostalgia for Action Figure Building Kits, the Pilot Model 402 Stapler, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Puzzles, 1947, 1963, 2014, Sophomore English Class, Determinism, Destiny, Dragonball, Gundam, Amnesia, The Mask of Light, Power Rangers, Bohrok Insectoid Bionicle, A Big Ass Robot Fusing A Planet Back Together With the Power of Friendship (and Protodermis)LinksFind us online: gordonhamburger.comPilot Model 402Lorelei and the Laser EyesBionicle: Quest for Mata Nui Bionicle: Masks of PowerFollow Phil: threads.net/@philbothunFollow Logan: OFFLINEListen to Nicholas Cahill's music on soundcloud.com/ncahill-1013 Bionicle0:00/5644.14693877551051×

Welcome to Codex, a casual lore podcast where we are just always asking, "So are there vampires there though?" Today's episode is about Draynor Village and Manor from the starting area of Old School Runescape. That's right folks, it's another Time to OSRS = 0 episode. There's weirdly a lot of chickens, a few literary references, and the reveal of Draynor's greatest past time: getting drunk and blastin' with your bow.DiscussedDraynor Manor, Draynor Village, Vampires, Blessed Rivers, Thomas the Tank Engine, Martin the Master Gardener, Chickens, Ernest the Chicken, The Brits and Chickens, Chickenchaser, Inane Logic Puzzles, Teleporting, Party Hats, Animal Magnetism, Market Dynamics, The Cask of Amontillado, LinksFind us online: gordonhamburger.comFollow Phil: threads.net/@philbothunFollow Logan: OFFLINEListen to Nicholas Cahill's music on soundcloud.com/ncahill-1012 wc lvls?0:00/4092.9959183673471×

Phil here with a * spoiler warning. * At 49:11 through 01:21:56, we discuss the antagonist and broad story beats of Tomb Raider 1 (1996) and discuss the themes of the Survivor Trilogy, with broad discussion of Tomb Raider (2013) and Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) endings. I tried to keep the discussion away from discrete big story beats, so you should be relatively spoiler-free, but hey, just know what you're getting into.Today's episode is about Lara Croft, Tomb Raider in all of her incarnations: treasure hunter, mercenary, fledgling archaeologist, and, yes, crush for late-90s gamers. We do our best to have a deft discussion about Lara as a cultural icon, sex symbol, and dig into her origins and evolution throughout the past decades. DiscussedLara Croft Tomb Raider, Runescape, Metal, Runescape & Metal, Outdoor Furniture, Culture, Core Design, Lara Croft as culture, Lara Croft as sex symbol, psychology of Gamers(TM), split timelines, modeling, whoopsies, Tomb Raider: Endgame, PTSD, the entire Crystal Dynamics Survivor Timeline.LinksFind us online: gordonhamburger.comFollow Phil: threads.net/@philbothunFollow Logan: OFFLINE011 Lara Croft0:00/5498.3053061224491×

*We are not time experts.This month’s episode is a little bit about Y2K and a lot bit about your thermostat getting caught in a boot loop in 2038, a year not nearly as catchy as Y2K.DiscussedFond du Lac, Wisconsin, Y2K, Swatch Internet Time, Pizza Hut, Thermostats, Runescape, 4-bit, 32-bit, and 64-bit timekeeping, heat death of the universe, general collapse and e-waste-ification of Amazon garbage.LinksTom Scott The Problem with Time and Time ZonesFind us online: gordonhamburger.comOur music is by Nicholas CahillFollow Phil: threads.net/@philbothunFollow Logan: OFFLINEID002 Year 20380:00/2833.7110204081631×

God Wars, the Ages of the Land, and what's this? Six brothers with wheelbarrows? No no, this isn't a knockoff Snow White, nor are those wheelbarrows! It is the Barrows Brothers, the citizen knights of a holy revolution enshrouded in their purple-tier armor! Hark, it's Guthan and his five other brothers who also have names.Discussed(Not) Zulrah, storm tracking, pixel art, GB Studio, frock coats, Guthix, Gielinor, Barrow Brothers, wights, purple gear, anachronistic capes, betrayal, complexities of the D&D alignment chart, set bonuses, threats of future episodes, life steal.LinksFind us online: gordonhamburger.comFollow Phil: threads.net/@philbothunFollow Logan: OFFLINE010 Barrow Brothers0:00/3481.9134693877551×

Gather 'round children as Logan tells another tale of the Market. This one has giant snakes, rare vodka, and wood. Lots and lots of wood. Should Runescape bots unionize? How are bots increasing shareholder value? We dig into this and more on this week's episode of (OSRS) Stock Advice with Logan!DiscussedMornings at the beach, market speculation, OSRS elemental combat, Zulrah and their teleportation spell, vodka, conspiracies, labor practices, odd incentives, more market speculation, GP/hr., oak logs, OSRS.LinksFind us online: gordonhamburger.comFollow Phil: threads.net/@philbothunFollow Logan: OFFLINE009 Money Snake0:00/4361.6653061224491×

Do you remember Chuck E. Cheese? What if, and go along with me on this one, what if Chuck E. Cheese was possessed by a kid and instead of playing a godawful song, they were out for vengeance? Sounds pretty messed up, huh? Welcome to our discussion of Five Nights at Freddy's, a game series that neither of us have engaged with at all...until now.DiscussedAnbernic RG35XXSP, Squirrels, Rabbits, Birds, Five Nights at Freddy's, Animatronics, Murder, Puppets, Mr. Mime, Fortnite, More Murder, Horror Games, Point and Click Games, Hubris, AR/VR, 2035, Foxy the Pirate Fox.LinksFind us online: gordonhamburger.comFollow Phil: threads.net/@philbothunFollow Logan: OFFLINE008 A Ghost in the Bones0:00/2298.95836734693881×

We were chatting through some of the Summer Game Fest season trailers and were luckily recording before our next Codex episode. We figured we'd toss them up unedited in case you haven't got enough reactions from your favorite sites about all the cool stuff that was announced or shown last week. We hope you enjoy!Oh, and if you want to let us know why you like Gears of War (non-accusatory), reach out to us!DiscussedDoom, Heavy Metal, Avowed, Skyrim, Gears of War, Shotgun rolls, Perfect Dark, Scottish Carrington, Titanfall, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, South of Midnight, Flintlock: Siege of Dawn, 19th Century Military Uniforms, Star Wars, Ubisoft games, Starfield, Snake Cults, Shattered Space, Mods, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Bioware ass Bioware games, Layoffs, Pandemic, Why is Gears good?LinksFind us online: gordonhamburger.comFollow Phil: threads.net/@philbothunFollow Logan: OFFLINEOffline 2024 SGF0:00/2120.48979591836721×

Time to Runescape: 00:00. Today is Part One of our discussion of Runescape’s Great Exchange and the economics of an MMO. Is it mostly a seminar on how the stock market works? I mean, yeah. It’s wild that it’s just in the text of the game though, huh?DiscussedIntros, outros, panicking, MMOs, Runescape, Runescape 2, Runescape 3, Old School Runescape, farmers markets, MMO revolts, alchemy, price manipulation, market dynamics, stock tickers, economics, social engineering, taxes, Iron Man Mode, bartering, trading in MMOs.LinksFind us online: gordonhamburger.comFollow Phil: threads.net/@philbothunFollow Logan: OFFLINE007 Grand Exchange0:00/4990.141×

Remember how we all played a cute little pocket monster capturing game and ran into this guy who really liked electricity and wore military fatigues? What's his deal do you think? Let's take a trip into the Danger Zone and talk about Lt. Surge!DiscussedOld lamps, patio furniture, Lt. Surge, thunder stones, heartbreak, Great Pokemon War Theory, Pokemon Red, Blue, Gold, Silver, and Crystal, Pikachu, Electric Shock Showdown!, S.S. Anne, Zapdos, Thu-Fi-Zer, Playground Rumors, Top Gun: Surge, Raichu, Americans.LinksFind us online: gordonhamburger.comFollow Phil: threads.net/@philbothunFollow Logan: OFFLINE007 Lt Surge0:00/2456.42448979591841×

Have you ever thought how cool it would be to jump into the shoes of a past ancestor and really live it up? You know, learn how to climb trees, leap into hay bails, and do some real John Wick stuff before John Wick existed? That's right, today's episode is about the Animus, a cool VR device from Assassin's Creed that only really makes sense if you don't think about it too much.DiscussedCannons, Assassin's Creed game series, simulation theory, Carl Jung, Animus, animus and anima, 1948, existentialism, cave man times, provincial France, Pythagoras, Leonardo Da Vinci, Nikola Tesla, Great Man Theory, more cannons.LinksFind us online: gordonhamburger.comFollow Phil: threads.net/@philbothunFollow Logan: OFFLINE005 Animus0:00/2947.05632653061231×

Introducing our first bonus show: Infodumping! This month’s episode is about bartering and, specifically, the Pepsi Navy, a Real and True thing that happened.DiscussedHP Touchpad, PalmOS, Metro: 2033, Money, Currency, Trade, Bartering, Pepsi, Harrier Jets, Hunt for Red October, Stoli Vodka, Diesel Submarines.LinksLions Led by Donkeys Episode 62Find us online: gordonhamburger.comFollow Phil: threads.net/@philbothunFollow Logan: OFFLINEInfodumping Bartering0:00/2151.65387755102031×

Today's episode is about Vault Tec, the Fallout company offering better living underground...for the control group at least. Join us as we dig into the corpo lore of the wasteland's best mad scientist conglomerate. As Logan said, it'll be rad.DiscussedFallout games and TV series, social experiments, brain in a jar, MK Ultra, capitalism, Third Wave Experiment, vaults, vault boy, the aesthetics of Fallout's nostalgia, satire in general, nostalgia in games.LinksFind us online: gordonhamburger.comFollow Phil: threads.net/@philbothunFollow Logan: OFFLINE004: CORPO LORE0:00/2802.78204081632661×

Today's episode is about the Anthem of Creation from Bioware's 2019 flop, Anthem. It is not about Party Rock Anthem, a different music thing that we collectively don't talk about anymore either.DiscussedAnthem, energy, BioWare, failed games, Iron Man suits.Chapters00:41: Intro01:00: Bright Spots04:34: Guess that game!06:31: Anthem Overview08:44: A new creation myth13:50: How did Anthem happen?19:00 Anthem Lore28:46: A Break!37:22: A brief MTG diversion38:01: Back on (different) tracks 46:10: Loose Threads49:12: Lore in modern games 51:49: Should you play Anthem?55:21: HP Touchpad Jump scare55:50: Wrapping up56:11: Gordon Hamburger dot comLinksFind us online: gordonhamburger.comFollow Phil: threads.net/@philbothunFollow Logan: OFFLINE003: Bad Anthem Energy0:00/3419.0628571428571×

The episode in which we talk about all the things Palworld points at interesting ideas and symbols…only to fall back on the classic “if you see that mountain, you can go to it” trope.See if you can count the amount of things Palworld ‘gestures’ at, or how many times we tried to end the episode, only to be struck by yet another absurdity.DiscussedPalworld, Pokemon, Breath of the Wild, Copyright infringement, capitalism, seizing the means of production, Pals with guns, communism.LinksFind us online: gordonhamburger.comFollow Phil: threads.net/@philbothunFollow Logan: OFFLINE002: Capitalism in Lamball's Clothing0:00/2677.9428571428571×